#1 NA Lee Sin OTP guide for jungle & support
About me
I’m Wardhopper, a Grandmaster Lee Sin OTP.
At the time of writing, I have the highest rank (#1) as a onetrick Lee Sin in NA on onetricks.gg, and the rank (#1) Lee Sin NA on OP.GG . I also have over 1.5 million mastery points on Lee Sin.
I’ve spent countless hours in practice tool, becoming the best Lee Sin I can.
If you have any questions about how to improve on Lee Sin, I stream on Twitch daily and am happy to help.
I also have a YouTube channel which I upload mainly shorts, and very rarely clipped down full game videos. If I start getting more views on the full game videos I may upload more of those as well!
Builds
Tanky bruiser
can swap coup for last stand, both work fine here.
Honestly, you can take anything from the first row of the inspiration tree. CN combo takes hexflash, magical footwear is taken by a lot of high elo koreans, cashback is a good to have for good overall eco. You can also tripple tonic over cosmic insight, but the extra flashing lee gets is always extremely valuable.
My personal favorite. I don't see any other lee's going blue tree - but the extra CDR you get feels so incredibly good with legend haste.
CN combo runes - these are good but i'd say require more experience. Hexflash is good to jump walls without having to use a ward!
Red smite - very good against tanks Blue smite - Gives extra movespeed - solid into all teams green smite - Your go-to if your not sure which to get Note: Skip taking potion if you intend to only take 3 camps then back, as it allows you to buy a long sword and control ward on first back.
Choices are situational. If heavy crowd control, Mercury Treads. If playing into heavy auto-attacks, Plated Steelcaps. Gluttonous and lucidity boots are generally not as useful - with the exception that lucidity boots are dirt cheap.
This is your core. You typically go back looking for a tunneler. You then build in the exact order shown above. Tier 1 boots can be bought right after sundered. Tier two boots can also be bought here OR wait for after you buy BC. Don't EVER forget control wards with extra cash!
if going eclipse / profane, you wanna go this, dont ever forget control wards!
This is your core. You'll typically never deviate unless you really need a early hexdrinker. You can ALWAYS build this and its especially good into tanks.
3rd you go either go cleaver or DD. But typically in this build you go cleaver -> DD. This option is better if the enemy team isnt as tanky
Similar to Set 2, this set is easier to play compared to set 2 (as you don't have to micromanage eclipse & sundered proc) it also is a bit more bursty cause of profane proc / lethality
This is still experimental. I generally believe Profane Hydra is better, but this is possible if you want to transition from Assassin back to Bruiser.
I really wouldn't deviate to anything outside of these items. These items are all situational and should be used for the following: Maw of Malmortius - Used when playing into a Heavy AP (Ability Power) Burst Enemy team. Guardian Angel - Useful when making risky plays or baiting enemy team. Very good EXCEPT when enemy team is full AP (Ability Power). Spirit Visage - Useful when playing with Enchanter Supports, especially good if enemy has a decent amount of AP (Ability Power). Mercurial Scimitar - Malzahar. Enough said. Sterak’s Gage - Good anti-burst option. Good if you wanna be extra beefy & have more tenacity. Randuin’s Omen - Used when facing heavy enemy crit. Edge of Night - Solid into hookers or when facing abilities that instalock you down. Not typical on bruiser build, but still a potential option. Serpent’s Fang - When you face enemy Karma. Sometimes you gotta spend your money on this if no one else does. Spear of Shojin - When you need better cooldown reduction and damage buff. There’s nearly always a better option, but it’s still an option. Endless Hunger - Basically a better version of Shojin, as it gives more cooldown reduction, tenacity, AND omnivamp. Often a solid 4th item. Kaenic Rookern - Useful when playing into EXTREMELY heavy AP (Ability Power) comps, this item is absolutely busted on basically any champion.
Literally never changes.
You can also opt for two points in E at level 4 if you want easier ganks since increasing E level increases slow, which allows you to hit the Q easier. I'd also recommend never going E max second with brusier.
Assassin
Typically you still go conq - DH is really nice but it totally ruins your early game. So this is your bread and butter.
Works well, but completely ruins your early game invade potential.
Just like DH but your early invade potential is recovered! Arguably this is a slept on rune page path which is actually quite good.
Same as before, you can take any of the starting jungle items, as they are situational. For assassin though, green smite is reallllllly nice.
Typically omni boots are your go-to as assassin, but CDR boots are still a solid second choice. Mercs and tabis are extremely situational - only if REALLY needed (think 4 auto attackers like yas / yone / trist / graves)
First back you get pickaxe, and work your way through longswords till you can get profane / voltaic.
Seems like voltaic has become meta for assassin lee, and it feels nice! However, if your newer to lee, I'd recommend profane for better clearing. You can go serpents 2nd if theres a enemy karma / heavy shields.
Just like build 1 you can go serpents 2nd if there's a ton of shields.
Ideally, your not reaching full build on lee sin and end far before that... Otherwise your lategame build prob looks like (3 core item + boot) with DD and something else shown here. EON -> One of the best items for assassin lee. Gives you one get out of jail free card (think TF gold card, blitz hook, etc. DD -> Super duper useful 4th. Gives you the bulk you desperately need as a squishy assassin. EXTREMELY SOLID 4th item. Serpents -> You can build serpents 2nd item if required. by 4th item its lowkey too late... GA -> Not very common... Typically you won't ever buy this unless you are gonna turbo bait the enemy team or somethin Collector -> Lowkey works decent with DOMS! Gives you 50% crit which makes you kick like a truck. Not a great choice but its here Endless Hunger -> Solid item all around, although i dont usually build it on assassin.
For assassin you can max E for giga huge damage. This also allows for big damage assassin combos if you Q -> wardhop -> Q2 -> E mid air.
gives u juicy omnivamp for big damage combos.
Support build
Disclaimer, I'm like the only NA high elo support lee sin, so this is entirely from my own testing and my own games.
After a lot of testing, this feels like the best layout. You can swap nimbus for axiom, or absolute - and grisly for something else if you want.
CDR boots are prob the best cause they are super cheap and reduce flash cd. However other boots are possible, but would not recommend in most cases.
Rushing voltaic / profane. But 90% of the time its voltaic
Always rush voltaic, unless you really cant afford the pickaxe, then you can go umbral -> voltaic Bloodsong -> your bread and butter, especially if ur new to lee support. Increases damage the target takes Zazaks -> if you wanna poke with Q (dont sleep on this its VERY strong) Celestial -> if they have heavy burst (i like almost never take this)
giga super bursty if you can afford it
if you need shield breaking
You basically never get full build when you go lethality lee support Profane -> excellent burst with voltaic. Allows you to 100/0 enemy adc. Expensive but very strong Serpents -> situational, if there's shields Umbral -> If you cant afford profane, and dont need serpents AND your not taking zazaks then this is your bread and butter Locket -> buy this 3rd if you wanna go super supporty Redemption -> I never build this... but i think its buildable... maybe... but never tried yet... Bastionbreaker -> if you go voltaic -> zazak you can build this for super huge Q1 damage. literally 1/3 adc hp per q if you proc all
I mean you can max W second but i never do.
Playstyle
There's two main playstyles for lee. You should get good at both, and know WHEN to use each one whilst your in game. You should be switching between these two playstyles depending on what the situation requires. Typically, I would recommend playing the Peeler until you have completely mastered the basic combos AND the situation REQUIRES it (for example, they have a 20/0 carry and the rest of their team is inting, insecing the carry and dying would still win the game for your team if their carry instantly dies).
Aggressive
This playstyle revolves around you looking for game-ending kicks, following up on CC with your Q and killing squishies. You are not really hanging around your team, your looking for plays and following up on good CC on enemy carries. You typically don't wanna STAY in the backline you wanna do your burst and W the hell outa there. Typically this is your HARD CARRY playstyle.
Peeler
If you have a super fed carry (especially ADC) you can hang around them, kick away assassins / strong enemy carries who try to go on your carry. You use your w to keep them shielded, and your E as backup peel when your kick is down. Playing this way means your usually looking to kick their beefy tank into their backline, rather then looking for a flashy outplay.
Combos
I'm gonna make a youtube guide for this, as lee sin is quite complete. But i'll try my best to explain them with words for now! A key part of lee sins mechanics is that if you Q -> wardhop -> q2 you can cast abilities MID FLIGHT! To do this you MUST ensure that you do not REACH whatever your hopping to when you W. You have to cut the hop short with your q2. There's two ways to use this fancy tech.
- Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike -> Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike -> Control Ward -> Safeguard / Iron Will -> Dragon's Rage (this also allows you to cast mid air, as long as you do not land the damage of the q2 and hop prior to that)
- Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike -> Control Ward -> Safeguard / Iron Will -> Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike -> Tempest / Cripple OR Dragon's Rage OR Tempest / Cripple -> Dragon's Rage
Knowing this, nearly every time you insec someone you wanna cancel your q2 damage with a wardhop, allowing you to kick faster then if your q2 landed.
Typically combo #2 will only be utilized to instakill someone whos low. The reason we use #2 is because since we can cast abilities mid air, we can land our E before our Q2 hits and since your Q2 damage scales with the enemies missing health, this increases our damage output. On top of that, if you have eclipse, this will proc eclipse with Q and E before the Q2 hits, further increasing your damage output.
Lee sin tips (IMPORTANT)
- After landing Q you wanna almost always wait the full duration of your Q before pressing Q again. You do this because your Q cooldown is already ticking and waiting the full duration allows you to have your Q up faster once your in close range.
- After landing Q, you ideally wanna Q2 with thick walls between you and your opponent. Lee Sin's Q goes in a direct straight line towards the target, giving them plenty of time to react, utilizing a thick wall can make lee's Q2 look more like a blink rather then a dash if used correctly.
- BUY LOTS OF CONTROL WARDS! Not only does this greatly improve lee's mobility, but they can also be used for objective control (think baron / dragon pit)
- PRACTICE TOOL IS YOUR BEST FRIEND. Practice, practice, practice the 2 combos mentioned in the combos section, especially the basic wardhop. They should be so second nature to you that you don't have to think about the individual steps anymore. I myself practiced probably over 20 hours in practice tool, and still do to this day.
- If your looking to climb fast I would NOT recommend . He requires so much to be impactful and requires a ton of micro which will distract you from the macro that you need to be a good jungler. I'd highly recommend learning good macro playing something like master yi / jarvan / xin until you move on to lee. That being said, if you do enjoy lee and don't mind losing a bunch at the start, then go for it!
Questions / Coaching?
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